I'm heartbroken for Mirai and I honestly thought she did enough to at least be on the podium, but I couldn't help but wonder if she would get dinged on those URs...I guess I didn't realized she would get dinged that much.

And honestly it's tough skating with the flu. I've been sick all weekend and I can't imaging doing a 4-minute program with jumps in my condition. Mirai was brave and did her best all things considered.

The UR's killed Zhang and Nagasu. But all is not lost. Gold and Wagner can win back 3 spots so thiswill open the door up for a battle for second and third next year. I see Wagner cementing herself as no. 1. Gold a solid no. 2 with great potential for development but no. 3 I am not sure. I was thinking Nagasu, Gao, Agnes or Czisny. At the same time there may be some suggestion it is time to go into the sunset for Zhang, Czisny and Nagasu.

I love Mirai but I can't say she was robbed tonight. She placed behind a bunch of skaters (aside from Ashley and Agnes) who all performed the skates of their lives. Mirai really has an issue with UR'ing when she's tired late in her program that, if she can fix, will improve her placement a lot. One change I'd like to see is for judges to not know if a jump is underrotated before they score it because these skaters get the downgrade PLUS the -GOE when it can look like a good jump to the naked eye, whereas an actual double jump can score better with 0 GOE.

Her URs were quite obvious to the naked eyes. I think she might get one or two more points in the SP, but I thought she was scored generously in the LP. Her PCS clearly shouldn't clear 60.
Not that Gold should clear 60, either. Gold should be in the 55-57 range. Cesario should get at least 57-59 for hers. Mirai was half-dead out there, looking like she's about to puke mid way, her PCS should be even lower than Gold who actually performed her crappy program.
As for Gashley, her PCS should be at most 60.

Gao is robbed. She should have been third.

Somebody should put a stop to this Agnes mess. This girl is unreliable. She can't skate a clean program. She won't crack 110 internationally. They should show her the door like they did to Caroline and Mirai.

I think having an "all-american" podium helps USFSA promoting the sport? Otherwise I don't see why Agnes Zawadzki consistently gets gifts. First Mirai's GP spot, now this. I don't think Nagasu is in the best shape as a Sochi contender, but C. Gao is a better shot than Agnes. She made GPF. What has Agnes ever achieved on the senior level?